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Posted: 12/16/2011
We Juke Up in Here -- 'We Juke Up In Here' is a new film and music project from the makers of the award-winning blues movie 'M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through the Birthplace of the Blues' ('Easily one of the best documentary films made about the blues in years.' -- Blues and Rhythm Magazine).
'We Juke Up In Here' follows producers Jeff Konkel and Roger Stolle as they explore what remains of Mississippi's once-thriving juke joint culture. The film is told largely from the vantage point of Red Paden, proprietor of the legendary Red's Lounge in historic Clarksdale, Mississippi. Paden, a true Delta character and jack-of-all-trades, has been running his blues and beer joint for more than 30 years -- providing one of the region's most reliable live blues venues and an authentic stage for a cavalcade of veteran blues performers, both legendary and obscure.
Told through live music performances, character-driven interviews and rare on-camera blues experiences, viewers are taken below the surface of the quasi-legal world of real Delta jukes -- while it's still living and breathing. Mississippi's juke joint culture may be at a crossroads, but as Red likes to say, 'The Game's for life . . . and that's for damn sure!'
'We Juke Up In Here' blues musician's include one-of-a-kind characters with aliases and nicknames like Big A, Big George, Gearshifter, Duck, Lil Poochie, Harmonica and more.
'We Juke Up In Here' is a joint production of Broke and Hungry Records with Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art. In addition to Stolle and Konkel, the talented production team includes Damien Blaylock, Lou Bopp and Bill Abel.
Official film web site: www.wejukeupinhere.com